Mucosal Autoimmunity Related News
Garvan immunology students win main prizes at ASI conference
19 Dec 2008
For the second year in a row, a PhD student from Garvan has won the very prestigious New Investigator Award at the annual Australasian Society for Immunology (ASI) conference, held last week in Canberra. The 2008 winner is Alexis Vogelzang.
Immunology in the very blood of Castle Harlan award winner
31 Oct 2008
Helen McGuire has received the $10,000 USD Castle Harlan award for being the most outstanding early career PhD student at the Garvan Institute in 2008. Castle Harlan is a distinguished and philanthropic US-based private equity firm that wishes to support the kind of medical research being undertaken at Garvan.
Finding suggests novel ways to boost vaccination or natural defences
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07 Jul 2008
Our bodies rely on the production of potent, or 'high affinity', antibodies to fight infection. The process is very complex, yet Garvan scientists have discovered that it hinges on a single molecule, a growth factor, without which it cannot function. This suggest ways to strengthen the body's natural defences.
